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The present study was conducted in Battalgazi county of Malatya Province, Turkey in order to determine the effects of fruit canopy position within the tree on pomological traits and antioxidant properties of nectarine cv. Fantasia. For this purpose, the trees were divided into four directions of north, east, west and south ant then each direction divided again into two parts as bottom and top.

The present study was carried out in the Reserve of Fauna and Flora of Haut- Bandama in order to provide data on fish diversity and conservation status in this reserve subjected to high anthropization. For this purpose, experimental samplings were conducted using sets of gillnets, traps and dip nets from February to April 2017. As results, 31 fish species belonging to 17 families and 8 orders have been identified. The most prolific orders were Perciformes with 4 families and 9 species followed by Characiformes counting 3 families and 6 species.

Occupational exposures to toxic substances make up an important public health problem. In the literature, several studies have revealed that gasoline can cause functional changes in people who are often exposed to it. Due to the potentially negative impact of the exposure to fuel in the health of workers, we investigated the level of oxidative stress in filling station attendants of Teresina, Piauí state capital.

To evaluate the therapeutic adherence of hypertensive individuals in ambulatory follow-up and its relationship with social and clinical characteristics. Method: A descriptive, quantitative and transversal study, conducted with 162 people with hypertension, in a specialized outpatient follow-up. It was applied to Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). In the analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Results: Similarities were found in the adherence score between the groups in relation to gender, age, schooling, skin color, family arrangement and work situation.

Many studies have been undertaken in order to find pollutants of anthropic origin found in surface waters. Recently discovered we reported the emergence of water pollution by drugs. Although present at little concentrations, the water pollution by antibiotics can be at the origin of health and environmental risks which must not be neglected. In order to quantitate their presence in domestic and hospital waste, two molecules of antibiotics: Ciprofloxacin (CIPX) and Ceftriaxone (CFX) have been the subject of this study.

Objective: To analyze the perception that professionals have about the Trans population, the meaning of gender identity; To investigate the existence of training of these professionals on the guidelines of LGBT health policies instituted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Method: descriptive field study; exploratory and cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach, conducted with 72 nursing staff. Data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire with open and closed questions, self-completed by participants, and were treated following Bardin's content analysis.

The difficulty of communication between the deaf patient and the health professional interferes in the health care process of these patients. Objective: To know the reality of patient care with deafness by health professionals and to analyze scientific studies that suggest the use of Assitistive Technologies (AT) that can facilitate the health care process of these patients. Method: Integrative Review of articles published between the years 2008 to 2018.

The present work aims to show that the reduction of the military police force caused by the remunerated reserve can have these vacancies filled with the same budget available for personnel expenses from previous years. To demonstrate this premise, a statistical and comparative study of the budget of the military police of the state of Tocantins was carried out. We analyzed the expenses of the last five years of the funds destined to the military police and related the company's effective with its reserve forecast, i.e. retirement.

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar percepções dos coordenadores da atenção básica a respeito dos indicadores de saúde disponíveis nos Sistemas de Informação em Saúde e como essas informações foram aplicados em suas rotinas de trabalho. A pesquisa se respaldou em aparatos normativose em políticas governamentais que abordam a Saúde Pública brasileira. Para realizar a investigação, abordou-se um método descritivo e exploratório, com uma abordagem quantitativa.

Purpose: This study was designed to observe the epidemiology, acute toxicities, overall survival at one year, disease free survival (DFS) and progression free survival (PFS) for stage III non-small cell lung cancer.